{"title":"RM-MC4 zone in Oak Bay: Multiple Dwellings / Commercial Mixed Use Four Storey","code":"RM-MC4","slug":"rm-mc4","name":"Multiple Dwellings / Commercial Mixed Use Four Storey","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential uses as in zone R-5, Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 3902 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge space).","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential uses as in zone R-5","Special needs multiple residential use (lot area at least 3902 sq. m, with on-site assisted living services and communal kitchen, dining and lounge space)"],"quotes":["Residential uses in accordance with the regulations for Zone R-5.","Special needs multiple residential use, provided:","(a) the lot area is not less than 3902 sq. m (42,000 s.f );","(b) assisted living services are available on-site through the facility operator; and"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Service Business Use (only with special needs multiple residential use)","Restaurant use (only with special needs multiple residential use)"],"quotes":["Service Business Use, provided that the principal use is a special needs multiple","Restaurant use, provided that the principal use is a special needs multiple"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3902 sq. m (for special needs multiple residential use)","quotes":["(a) the lot area is not less than 3902 sq. m (42,000 s.f );"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55%","quotes":["(f) Lot Coverage Maximum 55.00%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.90","quotes":["(g) Floor Area Ratio Maximum 1.90"]},"max_height":{"value":"13.70 m (45'); 4 storeys max","quotes":["(c) Building Height Maximum 13.70 m (45')","(e) Number of Storeys Maximum 4"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.00 m","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 3.00 m (9.84')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.70 m (35')","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 10.70 m (35')"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.00 m (20')","quotes":["(iii) Interior side lot line 6.00 m (20')"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10.70 m (35')","quotes":["(iv) Exterior side lot line 10.70 m (35’')"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum dwelling floor area: bachelor 37.5 sq.m; one-bedroom 45.0 sq. m; two-bedroom 63.0 sq. m; three-bedroom 70.0 sq. m","Number of principal buildings not limited"],"quotes":["(a) Bachelor units 37.5 sq.m (404 s.f.)","(b) One-bedroom unit 45.0 sq. m (484 s.f.)","(c) Two-bedroom unit 63.0 sq. m (678 s.f.)","(d) Three-bedroom unit 70.0 sq. m (753 s.f.)","(a) Number Permitted not limited"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The cover reads 'Consolidated to June 8, 2026'. The District's older consolidations say reference should be made to Bylaw 3531 and its amendments for legal purposes. Each zone is its own Part (R zones Part 6, CD Part 7, RM Part 8, C Part 9, CS Part 10, P Part 11); the 'section' field holds the Part."},"source_url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=115","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/rm-mc4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}